consumerism
Example Sentences
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But mobilizing patriotic consumerism also carries risks that official sanctions don’t.
Mundanely expensive shops were juxtaposed with a uniquely surreal visual journey — art placed in a home for consumerism.
From New York Times
Her famed principle of throwing away what doesn't spark joy has often been misinterpreted by largely white and western critics in a culture driven by consumerism and capitalism.
From Salon
Advertising — which is essentially a behavior modification tool designed to get us to buy more and more products — has helped spread consumerism across the world.
From Salon
The interesting existential tidbits about agency, morality and artificial intelligence play second string to the straw-man argument about the baseness of consumerism.
From New York Times
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